Wordie's career as both an explorer and academic geologist opened up his participation in Shackleton's epic Endurance expedition of 1914-1916, where he proved one of the most resilient of those stranded in appalling conditions on Elephant Island. He continued to lead arduous expeditions well into his forties, while building his reputation as an academic and mentor. During the Second World War, he was instrumental in safeguarding British strategic interests in the Antarctic territories, and later rose to be President of the Royal Geographical Society and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. He died in 1962. Michael Smith captures all the drama of an extraordinary life lived at the edge and goes a long way to establishing James Wordie in his rightful place in the pantheon of great British explorers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- List of Maps and Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1 Lairds and carts
- 2 From gold to ice
- 3 To the Antarctic
- 4 ‘The fates are against us . . .’
- 5 Cast adrift
- 6 The open boat journey
- 7 Marooned on Elephant Island
- 8 Closing ranks
- 9 The Western Front
- 10 With Bruce to Spitsbergen
- 11 Conquering the Beerenberg
- 12 A new era
- 13 Both ends of the world
- 14 On Greenland’s unknown shores
- 15 Perils on Petermann Peak
- 16 Hopes dashed
- 17 A last Arctic voyage
- 18 Top secret
- 19 A gift for intrigue
- 20 The final days
- Chronology: James Mann Wordie 1889–1962
- References
- Appendix: James Mann Wordie, Weddell Sea Log, 1914–16
- Bibliography
- Index
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